Played another S&G (1$+0.10) today…finished 11th of 45…so close to the final table but I couldn’t put down the hammer in desperate chip shortage…

Favourite hand of the tourney:

Q-Q vs. A-2, flop: A-7-8, turn: 8, river: Q…ka-ching, the boat to double me up…

Hehe…now that was the fastest tournament ever…I guess I should calm down after a bad beat before playing the next tournament…put my chips in the middle with Big Slick (A-K) and lost to A-5, board: 9-A-5-J-10; finished 45/45 🙁

Thought that couldn’t be the end and played another S&G right away (1+0.20) and the first hand brought the best hand with the least pay out ever…A-9…limped in…flop: 9-9-9 check all around, turn: 7, check all around, river 2…I hoped that someone had his boat by now, but nope…I bet all fold…woohoo…quads and I get 80 (starting chip count 1500!)…way to go…

Couldn’t catch anything for a while until I was in decent position (last in chips)…All-In with da hammer (7d-2c), one caller who shows 10c-Qc, flop: 7-6-2 and I see myself shouting about hammer time, but the impossible happens yet again…runner runner…Q-Q…out in 21st position…argh!!!!!

Nothing much going on on Stars either…I just can’t seem to catch a hand, keep my focus or “read” my opponents or a combination of the above…marginal finishes in the 1$ S&Gs (23rd, 35th of 45)…back to the drawing board…

After coming back from footie practice I felt like playing another little tournament, so I entered a 5$ + 0.50$ fee S&G – 9 players, top 3 pay, 1st: 22,50$, 2nd: 13,50$, 3rd: 9,00$.

I played a little tighter than usual and was able to survive some crucial early hands (A-9 vs K-3, board: 7-2-10-5-Q; 7-7 vs 10-K, board: 4-Q-8-5-3). After 5 players busted out it was time for the bubble and believe it or not: this time I made it…sometimes you need to be a little bit lucky I guess…caught the hilton sisters (Q-Q) and raised All-In from the button, the player after me called and showed his Cowboys (K-K), eek! I didn’t only survive though, I busted him out and doubled up when the board came up: A-Q-2-9-3….We’re in the money….couldn’t catch all that many hands, bluffed some pots though and won some minor pots (mostly holding an Ace and pushing a little), and was chip leader for a while (8k)…couldn’t survive though as I was pushed out of many hands…in the end I lost when I pushed all in with A-Q, one caller showing 9-9…board didn’t help either side and I was out in 3rd position…would have loved to at least finish second, but hey…better a 3rd and 9$ than nothing 😉

PokerStars Tournament #15296677, No Limit Hold’em
Buy-In: $5.00/$0.50
9 players
Total Prize Pool: $45.00
Tournament started – 2005/11/18 – 19:25:44 (ET)

Dear Ingoal,

You finished the tournament in 3rd place.
A $9.00 award has been credited to your Real Money account.

Congratulations!
Thank you for participating.

This was a short day over at Pokerstars, I just played one S&G which was the fastest ever…unluckily 🙁 . Finished 44th of 45 as my All-In bet (A-Q) didn’t catch on the board…6 minutes played…and I’m out…not a good way to start of a poker session so I decide to quit Pstars for the night.

Tonight I decided to play a little S&G (1$ + 0.20 fee) over at PokerStars and whoooo was the deck hot early on. 45 players entered for a total price pool of 45$ (7 places payed: 14$/10$/7$/5$/4$/3$/2$), 1500$ chip count to start with.

Early on:

• I was looking down at Cowboys after 4 minutes of play, I limp in for 100, 2-3-6 flop, another 100 on the turn (8), check on the river (Q) and I look at pocket nines, so I’m up to 4th place with 2000$ in chips. Nice.
• After 7 minutes of play I look once again at my Cowboys (K-K) and my All-In is called in late position. K-K vs. Q-8 (?!), only low cards on the board…I’m up to 3040$ in chips, still in 4th place.
• After 15 minutes of play: still 4th with 3040$
• After 17 minutes I look down at A-A w00t! and someone calls my All-In bet, I’m up to 4075$ in chips, which is 2nd place at this point.
• After 19 minutes: A-J…All-In…A-Q calls (ouch), but the board has got no queen but a Jack for me…+1925 for 5060$ chips
• After 30 minutes: down to 4535$, but still in 2nd place (33 remaining)

Mid of the tournament:

• 32 minutes: I call an mid position All-In with A-J, but his Cowboys are smiling as the board is (4-10-7-8-J)…down to 2885$ (7th position)
• 35 minutes: I call another mid position All-In with Big Slick (A-K), he shows A-Q…and the board comes Q-10-3-8-6, argh!, down to 1295$…
• 36 minutes: As-10s, All-In, 2 callers, Js-Qs, Kc-7c, board: Js-Ks-Qh (nuts) 9c-4h, I’m up to 3175$ (9th/25)
• Now the deck is cold and all I get is weak stuff like J-2, 6-3, etc…I tighten up a little bit and sit out the next minutes, on the break (after 60min) I’m down to 2125$ due to the blinds…

After the break:

• I’m becoming more and more short-stacked and my bluffs don’t work, so I need to get out of some pots…down to 1125$ after 75 minutes. Right then I catch a A-Q and don’t hesitate to move All-In, two call…and this was the laugher of the night…both callers show A-Q (!)…three-way split pot…up to 1468$ (still short stacked in 12th/14 position)
• After 78 minutes I’m out…my A-K doesn’t hold up against Q-7 as the board shows: Q-8-9-5-9 🙁

Stats:

• Players busted: 3
• Finished in 13th position
• No final table, no money